Billboard Hot 100 — September 30, 1967
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 30, 1967. "The Letter" by The Box Tops held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Love Is Strange" by Peaches & Herb at #69, which would go on to peak at #13. The biggest climber was "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" by The Hombres, up 27 places from #90 to #63.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Letter" by The Box Tops — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting August 12, 1967.
- New in the top 10: "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Baby I Love You" by Aretha Franklin, down 35 places from #12 to #47.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Blue's Theme" by Davie Allan And The Arrows, 17 weeks and counting (peak #37).
- Gone from the chart: "Light My Fire" by The Doors after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by The Monkees after 10 weeks (peak #3).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | The Letter The Box Tops |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Never My Love The Association |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Come Back When You Grow Up Bobby Vee And The Strangers |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Reflections Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Jay And The Techniques |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Funky Broadway Wilson Pickett |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | I Dig Rock And Roll Music Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | Gimme Little Sign Brenton Wood |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | You Know What I Mean The Turtles |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 5 | Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright) Bill Cosby |
| 14 | 26 | 14 | 4 | How Can I Be Sure The Young Rascals |
| 15 | 8 | 6 | 10 | You're My Everything The Temptations |
| 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | There Is A Mountain Donovan |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | I Had A Dream Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 6 | Gettin' Together Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 6 | I Make A Fool Of Myself Frankie Valli |
| 20 | 29 | 20 | 4 | Dandelion The Rolling Stones |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | Groovin' Booker T. & The MG's |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | 4 | To Sir With Love Lulu |
| 23 | 20 | 20 | 6 | Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) The Mamas & The Papas |
| 24 | 44 | 24 | 4 | Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) The Buckinghams |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone Martha & The Vandellas |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 5 | The Cat In The Window (The Bird In The Sky) Petula Clark |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 7 | Get On Up The Esquires |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 5 | Expressway (To Your Heart) Soul Survivors |
| 29 | 15 | 9 | 9 | San Franciscan Nights Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 8 | Knock On Wood Otis & Carla |
| 31 | 48 | 31 | 4 | Your Precious Love Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 32 | 45 | 32 | 3 | You Keep Running Away Four Tops |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 6 | In The Heat Of The Night Ray Charles |
| 34 | 28 | 7 | 12 | Cold Sweat - Part 1 James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 6 | Memphis Soul Stew King Curtis |
| 36 | 47 | 36 | 4 | A Banda (Ah Bahn-da) Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 37 | 54 | 37 | 4 | What Now My Love Mitch Ryder |
| 38 | 49 | 38 | 5 | It Must Be Him Vikki Carr |
| 39 | 31 | 31 | 7 | Making Every Minute Count Spanky And Our Gang |
| 40 | 59 | 40 | 4 | Soul Man Sam & Dave |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 4 | Let Love Come Between Us James & Bobby Purify |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 5 | Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil Jefferson Airplane |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 7 | Anything Goes Harpers Bizarre |
| 44 | 65 | 44 | 2 | People Are Strange The Doors |
| 45 | 69 | 45 | 2 | Lightning's Girl Nancy Sinatra |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 6 | Put Your Mind At Ease Every Mothers' Son |
| 47 | 12 | 4 | 11 | Baby I Love You Aretha Franklin |
| 48 | 24 | 1 | 11 | All You Need Is Love The Beatles |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 7 | You've Got To Pay The Price Al Kent |
| 50 | 23 | 23 | 8 | Things I Should Have Said The Grass Roots |
| 51 | 64 | 51 | 3 | We Love You The Rolling Stones |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 8 | The Look Of Love Dusty Springfield |
| 53 | 51 | 51 | 6 | Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over) Ruby Andrews |
| 54 | 37 | 37 | 17 | Blue's Theme Davie Allan And The Arrows |
| 55 | 53 | 53 | 9 | Run, Run, Run The Third Rail |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 2 | Child Of Clay Jimmie Rodgers |
| 57 | 77 | 57 | 2 | Ode To Billie Joe The Kingpins |
| 58 | 39 | 39 | 6 | Museum Herman's Hermits |
| 59 | 78 | 59 | 2 | The Last Waltz Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 5 | Take A Look Aretha Franklin |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 4 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 62 | 56 | 56 | 6 | There's Always Me Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 63 | 90 | 63 | 3 | Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) The Hombres |
| 64 | 79 | 64 | 2 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love The Happenings |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 4 | Sunshine Games The Music Explosion |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 7 | Turn The World Around Eddy Arnold |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 7 | It's Got To Be Mellow Leon Haywood |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 5 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Love Is Strange Peaches & Herb |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Rock 'N' Roll Woman Buffalo Springfield |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Please Love Me Forever Bobby Vinton |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 2 | More Than The Eye Can See Al Martino |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 4 | You've Made Me So Very Happy Brenda Holloway |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 3 | Baby I'm Lonely The Intruders |
| 76 | 95 | 76 | 4 | Purple Haze The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| 77 | 89 | 77 | 2 | Fall In Love With Me Bettye Swann |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 4 | Judy Elvis Presley |
| 79 | 86 | 79 | 2 | For What It's Worth The Staple Singers |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 2 | To Share Your Love Fantastic Four |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Even The Bad Times Are Good The Tremeloes |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 2 | Just One Look The Hollies |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Everlasting Love Robert Knight |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Holiday Bee Gees |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 8 | It Could Be We're In Love The Cryan' Shames |
| 86 | 92 | 86 | 2 | Dancing In The Street Ramsey Lewis |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 6 | Tell Him Patti Drew |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Incense And Peppermints Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 4 | Spreadin' Honey The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | The Rain, The Park & Other Things The Cowsills |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Hush Billy Joe Royal |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 2 | Dirty Man Laura Lee |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | What've I Done (To Make You Mad) Linda Jones |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Ode To Billy Joe Ray Bryant |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Stranded In The Middle Of Noplace The Righteous Brothers |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Funky Donkey Pretty Purdie |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 3 | Louisiana Man Pozo Seco Singers |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Nine Pound Steel Joe Simon |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | I'm A Fool For You James Carr |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | When The Snow Is On The Roses Ed Ames |
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